·noun Stubble.
II. Shackle ·vt To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars.
III. Shackle ·noun Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.
IV. Shackle ·noun A fetterlike band worn as an Ornament.
V. Shackle ·noun The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple.
VI. Shackle ·noun A link for connecting railroad cars;
— called also drawlink, draglink, ·etc.
VII. Shackle ·noun A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis.
VIII. Shackle ·vt Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to Impede; to Cumber.
IX. Shackle ·vt To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to Fetter; to Chain.
X. Shackle ·noun Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.